About me
Dr. Dwyer is a member of the MedStar Orthopaedic Institute and specializes in:
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bursopathy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Muscle Injection
- Osteoporosis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Tendinitis
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Vasculitis Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Immunological Findings
- Acantholytic Disorders
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Artery Disorders
- Arthritis
- Arthritis Of The Thumb
- Arthropathy
- Axial Spondyloarthritis
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Disorder
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Gouty Arthritis
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- De Quervain's Thyroiditis
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dermatomyositis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Effects Of Reduced Temperature
- Elevated Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathies
- Episcleritis
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Gout
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Immunodeficiencies
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Iris Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Disorder
- Keratitis
- Knee Pain
- Limb Deformity
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lupus Nephritis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myopathies
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoarthritis Of First Carpometacarpal Joint
- Osteoarthritis Of Hand Joints
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pemphigoid
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Polyarticular Arthritis
- Polyosteoarthritis
- Pseudogout
- Psoriasis
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis With Rheumatoid Factor
- Sacroiliitis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sensory Neuropathy
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Changes
- Soft Tissue Inflammation
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Tendonitis Of The Shoulder
- Thumb Synovitis
- Vasculitis
- Vasculitis Of Skin
Procedures I perform
- Alternative Medicine
- Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test
- Arthrocentesis
- Bone Density Scan
- Bone Density Test
- Bone Density Testing
- Bursitis Treatment
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Herbal Therapy
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Massage Therapy
- Mechanical Traction
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Muscle Biopsy
- Muscle Injection
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
- Nerve Block
- Nutritional Counseling
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Osteoporosis Risk Assessment
- Osteotomy
- Pain Medication Management
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Rheumatology Treatment
- Sjogrens Syndrome Treatment
- Skin Biopsy
- Sleep Therapy
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Tendonitis Treatment
- Tension Headache Treatment
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Thermography
- Tissue Transglutaminase Antibody Test
- Trigger Point Injection
- Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Arthritis Treatment
- Ultrasound-Guided Cyst Aspiration
- Vasculitis Treatment
Practice locations
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13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 225
Brandywine, MD, 20613
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (1993)
Residency: National Capital Consortium Graduate Medical Education (1991)
Internship: Oakland Naval Hospital (1986)
Medical School: Georgetown University (1985)
Awards
- American College of Physicians, Fellow
- American College of Rheumatology, Fellow
- District of Columbia Rheumatism Society, Member
- Dept. Head, Rheumatology, National Naval Medical Center 1995-2009
- Director of Medical Services, USNS Comfort, 1999-2003 Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, 2003-2009